How much do Credit Counselors make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Percentile spread

For Credit Counselors, the published 10th percentile is $29,830 and the 90th percentile is $74,600. The difference is $44,770, which is 97.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $38,520 to the 75th at $65,000, covers $26,480.

The mean annual wage is $50,960, which sits above the median of $45,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kansas City, MO-KS median is 12.2% lower than the national median of $52,230 for Credit Counselors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,534, which is 5.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 49.9% higher than the Missouri median of $30,580.

Kansas City, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Credit Counselors at $49,534 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Credit Counselors. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Omaha, NE-IA is 183 miles away, with a median of $62,520 and employment of 190. That median is 36.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,022, against $49,534 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 186 miles away, with a median of $49,160 and employment of 140. That median is 7.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,609, against $49,534 here.

Employment share

Credit Counselors accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Kansas City, MO-KS (40 of 1,096,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (27,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.20 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.